Well, the game had floaty controls which made the basic running frustrating. However everything else was great I loved the color powerups, the musc and animations.
Love, and I mean love the art style. Fun game, the flying at the end really added to the "let your dreams take flight" vibe. However, the atmosphere would have benefited tremendously from some sound.
Unfortunately I can't play it. It crashes before anything even shows up, just give an instant "has stopped working" message. And my computer is new, has a good graphics card and I have onpenGL installed.
I like the sense of tension when you hear the explosions. You know there's a river of death somewhere, but you don't know where/when it's going to get you.
Solid effort, enjoyed it a lot, played it a few times. This is definitely one of my favs.
The graphics were great, and there is the beginning of something cool here. Shame there's on end screen, multiple levels or goals of any kind. Overall though I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
Cool game, I like the block placing mechanic, however you might want to try changing the controls for placing blocks to something other than E, it was really awkward to use.
LOVE everything about this. Just letting you know though, if you max out one stat at the beginning of the game. You kill everything in one shot. You are the invincible evil overlord.
I like the idea and the music, but due to the 2d objects in 3d space thing going on it's really hard to accurately judge depth and to hit the right colors for that reason. Still, cool concept for 48 hours.
I don't know if it's intentional or a bug, but your cooldown for you laser drops (the same amount as when you fire a shot) every few seconds, making it very hard to cool down your guns. Only with a ton of gun upgrades was I able to play without waiting a good 30 seconds between killing each badguy.
Other than that though, great game, love the art and the mechanics. Plus you get 5 star in community for the whole XNA Reach thing (had no idea).
I liked it, great art and interesting concept. However, I didn't read all the way through your post to realize that there was no happy ending. I spent a good 15 minutes exhausting every option only to find that you always die a sad death.
LD21 — Escape (30)
Roundman: Escape from Squareworld by lectvs 2011-08-24T02:01:00
Well, the game had floaty controls which made the basic running frustrating. However everything else was great I loved the color powerups, the musc and animations.
Aftermath! by fatality674 2011-08-23T23:07:00
Ok game, collision snags a bit on corners but other than that decent.
Forklift Escape by nitrocrime 2011-08-23T22:27:00
Unfortunately I have to say the same thing.
Persephone by thonk 2011-08-23T02:07:00
Love the story and art style. With fun gameplay to boot! Good job.
Crime Zone by thecatamites 2011-08-23T02:02:00
What just happened?
Escape the Normal Life by Lancelot Gao 2011-08-22T23:29:00
Love, and I mean love the art style. Fun game, the flying at the end really added to the "let your dreams take flight" vibe. However, the atmosphere would have benefited tremendously from some sound.
And resistance was futile by nilstastic 2011-08-22T23:21:00
Unfortunately I can't play it. It crashes before anything even shows up, just give an instant "has stopped working" message. And my computer is new, has a good graphics card and I have onpenGL installed.
For what it's worth the videos look fun.
Escape Cat by FrikaC 2011-08-22T23:10:00
I was enjoying the story until the game decided that no key or combination of keys on my keyboard would print a quotation mark. :)
Different modes in a game made in 48 hours is a pleasant surprise. It's just a typing game, but it does what it does very well.
Caved In by alexlarioza 2011-08-22T22:59:00
I like the sense of tension when you hear the explosions. You know there's a river of death somewhere, but you don't know where/when it's going to get you.
Solid effort, enjoyed it a lot, played it a few times. This is definitely one of my favs.
Block escape by Piglet 2011-08-22T22:52:00
This was really hard, but it's an interesting concept.
Roman Rush by nannite 2011-08-22T22:49:00
The graphics were great, and there is the beginning of something cool here. Shame there's on end screen, multiple levels or goals of any kind. Overall though I still thoroughly enjoyed it.
epacse by Marach 2011-08-22T22:46:00
Wow, really fun, it gets a bit frustrating later on, but definitely in my top games from the compo.
Ballin' Basement by hayfield 2011-08-22T22:29:00
Yeah I got to the part with the turret, pretty fun game.
Underland by CJ 2011-08-22T22:25:00
Cleft in twain? Love it.
Death Game by icrisanto 2011-08-22T22:22:00
Cool game, I like the block placing mechanic, however you might want to try changing the controls for placing blocks to something other than E, it was really awkward to use.
Flee Buster by ChevyRay 2011-08-22T18:08:00
Wow, great idea, great execution. The gameplay is tight, the controls work perfectly. I'm saving this one. Do like.
Dragon's Bloodmoney by neosam 2011-08-22T18:03:00
Best. Graphics. Ever.
Red Rover by d_m 2011-08-22T17:58:00
Sorry can't play :( I'm on windows.
Pressure by frr171 2011-08-22T17:56:00
Same, had fun, more levels would be nice.
Escape(ism) by benedict 2011-08-22T17:53:00
Love the idea.
Runner! .. and his problems.. 1.1 by Folis 2011-08-22T17:47:00
Great job, fun little game. Never crashed for me, and I LOVED the music.
The Sonata of Crayfish Jeff. by shockham 2011-08-22T17:44:00
I don't think the mechanic of not telling the player what to press on a controller as large as a keyboard is a good one (yes, I did figure it out).
Demonout - the roguesque adventure by theosk 2011-08-22T17:32:00
LOVE everything about this. Just letting you know though, if you max out one stat at the beginning of the game. You kill everything in one shot. You are the invincible evil overlord.
Slip Away by cambrian_era 2011-08-22T17:23:00
I liked the phasing mechanic, but the movement controls were too slippery and slow to really make this reccomendable.
Escape! by JGames 2011-08-22T17:15:00
Ha, funny, that was the first thing that popped to my mind when the theme was announced. Didn't think anyone would actually go through with it.
Lasertrap by MadrMan 2011-08-22T16:50:00
Other than the snagging on corners thing I was talking about this game is pretty solid.
Lost Psyche by NeiloGD 2011-08-22T16:39:00
I like the idea and the music, but due to the 2d objects in 3d space thing going on it's really hard to accurately judge depth and to hit the right colors for that reason. Still, cool concept for 48 hours.
"EscapeBot" by Jonneh 2011-08-22T16:13:00
Game is really fun, but like others said, the music loop is way too short. Unique gameplay though, love it.
End of file by FireSlash 2011-08-22T15:47:00
I don't know if it's intentional or a bug, but your cooldown for you laser drops (the same amount as when you fire a shot) every few seconds, making it very hard to cool down your guns. Only with a ton of gun upgrades was I able to play without waiting a good 30 seconds between killing each badguy.
Other than that though, great game, love the art and the mechanics. Plus you get 5 star in community for the whole XNA Reach thing (had no idea).
A tale about life, death and a looser. by deepnight 2011-08-22T15:37:00
I liked it, great art and interesting concept. However, I didn't read all the way through your post to realize that there was no happy ending. I spent a good 15 minutes exhausting every option only to find that you always die a sad death.